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Publications
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Seminar/Conference/Workshop/School Attended
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International
- Participated in the 16th IGAC Scientific Conference, held online and globally, from 12 to 17 September, 2021 and presented an oral as well as poster presentation on “Investigating the performance of WRF Chem in simulating the Indian Summer Monsoon and associated chemistry feedback processes”.
- Participated in the 18th International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation (ICCP) during 2 6 August 2021 at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India and presented a poster on “Performance of coupled chemistry model in simulating the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall and investigating the associated chemistry climate feedback processes”.
- Participated in the 3rd ACAM (Atmospheric Composition and Asian Monsoon) Training school during 24 25 June 2019 and presented a poster on “Impact of future air quality on public health and Indian Summer Monsoon rainfall” in the 4th ACAM Workshop during 26 28 June 2019 at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Attended and co organized “International Workshop on Chemistry Climate Interaction (IWCCI)”, 12--15 March, 2019 at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India and published a report on the workshop in IGAC Newsletter Issue 65 (Jul/Aug 2019).
- Attended ileaps (Integrated Land Ecosystem Atmosphere Processes Study) ECR Session on 12th March 2019, during International Workshop on Chemistry Climate Interaction (IWCCI) at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.
- Attended “International workshop on Cloud Dynamics, Micro Physics and Small Scale Simulation”, 13 17 August, 2018 at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.
- Participated in “Targeted Training Activity (TTA) 2017: Monsoons in a Changing Climate”, July 31 July August 4, 2017 at Trieste, Italy.
- NASA ARSET Training workshop on Satellite Remote Sensing of Air Quality: Data, Tools and Applications Organized by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India from 23 May 2017 to 26 May 2017.
- International Workshop on Representation of Physical Processes in Weather and Climate Models (INTROSPECT 2017): Organized by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India from 13 Feb 2017 to 16 Feb 2017.
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National
- Participated as a panelist in the Clean Air session during “India International Science Festival 2020 (IISF 2020)”, conducted from 22 25 December 2020.
- Attended workshop on “Technologies for Monitoring and Abatement of Air Pollution” (2018) 12-14 February, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, New Delhi, (India).
- Participated in “A Short Course on Dynamic Data Assimilation: Theory and Applications”, 26 June 7 July 2017 at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.
- Annual Monsoon Workshop 2017 & National Symposium on Understanding and Forecasting the Monsoon Extremes: Organized by Indian Meteorological Society, Pune Chapter (IMSP) at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.
- Atmospheric and Ocean Science & Technology: Organized by Ministry of Earth Science, Government of India at 100th Indian Science Congress 2013, Kolkata.
- Climate Change and Environment Impact Assessment Indian Perspective: Organized by Netaji Institute for Asian Studies, Kolkata.
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Sreyashi Debnath
About
Pursuing Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Space Sciences on topic titled “Understanding atmospheric chemistry climate interaction over the Indian sub continent.” at Department of Atmospheric and Space Sciences. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
Member of the WInter Fog EXperiment (WIFEX): a multi-institutional initiative taken up by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to conduct an intensive ground-based measurement campaign at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi, to understand different physical and chemical features of Fog and factors responsible for its genesis, intensity and duration [Link ]
Member of the Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS): An air pollution system developed jointly by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India; Meteorological Department (IMD), India; National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Noida, India and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, USA. [Link ]
Scientific Careers
Project Scientist-II, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune India
May 2022 - Present
Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune India
Aug 2018 - April 2022
Junior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune India
Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
Academic Records
Ph.D. (ongoing), Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Dept. of Atmospheric and Space sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Research institute : Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.
Dissertation title: Understanding atmospheric chemistry climate interaction over the Indian sub continent.
Year of registration : May, 2018
M.Sc., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Sept 2012 - Aug 2014
B.Sc., in Physics Dinabandhu Andrew’s College, Kolkata, India,
Aug 2009 - July 2012
Computer Skills
Platforms/OS: Windows, LINUX
Programming/Applications: Python, NCL, IDL, C++, FORTRAN
Publication
Research
- Atmospheric Chemistry modeling
- Aerosol chemistry
- Atmospheric chemistry–climate interaction
- Air-quality monitoring
- Chemical data assimilation
Research Experience and Tools
Satellite and Reanalysis Data Products:
Modeling:
Professional Recognition/ Awards/ Scholarship
- Stood Second in Merit in M.Sc (Atmospheric Sciences) from University of Calcutta (2012 2014)
- Qualified CSIR UGC NET, June 2014 [All India Rank: 17th (Lectureship)]
- Received best student award for IITM JRF Course Work at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune in 2017
- Selected for Excellent Early Career Poster Presentation at the MANGO session of the 16th IGAC Scientific Conference, held online globally from 12 to 17 September, 2021
Participation in field campaign
- Actively participated in WIFEX 2017 2018 field campaign at IGIA
- Involved in handling Ceilometer, PM2.5 sampler, radiometer, Nephelometer, Aathalometer instruments for data collection and analysis
- Involved in generating fog forecasts using WRF model from December 2017 to February 2018